# Accident 19850507016019A: Piper PA25235, Bridgeport, NE, May 7, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 1985, 08:00 local time
- Place: Bridgeport, NE
- Airport: Beyers
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6592° N, 103.0900° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6592&lon=-103.0900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7655Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7655Z-2025-03-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-235 (registry code 7102504, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25235
- Reported engine: LYC O540B2B5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC85LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA099) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850507016019A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PROSPECTIVE BUYER TOOK AIRCRAFT ON A TEST FLIGHT. RAN OUT OF GAS. WHEEL HIT SOFT SPOT IN BEET FIELD, GROUND LOOPED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MKC85LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA099), May 7, 1985: Piper PA-25-235 (N7655Z), Bridgeport, NE, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7655Z (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20120906020629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120906020629A), Sep 6, 2012: Piper PA-25-235 (N7655Z), Jasper, MO, Substantial damage. Pilot departed lamar, MO airport (llu) for aerial application work approximately 1 mile southeast of Jasper MO. During a turn to prepare for an application…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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